Prizes & Awards

This category is not a competition.
No prizes/awards entered for this category.

Category Rules

1. Festival programming staff will select and invite films at their discretion. Entrants will be notified, if selected, via phone call or email, on or before July 15, 2014. Please feel free to email us regarding your film's status. 2. All films should be submitted on Blu-Ray (or Dvd if not available): If selected, filmmakers are expected to provide most of the following: (a) Full press kit including film stills and director photo (slides, hard copies, or digital TIFF files of minimum 300 dpi on disk or emailed); (b) synopsis; full production credits; and director biography. Additional collateral material including postcards, posters, etc. may be included if available. (c) Clips or trailer to be used for press, promotion, and awards ceremony.

Eligibility/Rules of EntryFilms/videos entered into competition must be directed, produced, or principally acted by an artist of African descent in the USA or in any country. Clarify questions of eligibility prior to submission of entry. Feature length entries and shorts must not have been commercially available for rent or purchase on DVD or other format for American audiences. Each project entered into the festival must pay an entry fee. There is no limit to the number of qualifying entries by any entrant so long as an entry form and fee accompanies each entry. Foreign language entries must be subtitled with English sub-titles. Entrants will assume all costs arising from the use of patented, trademarked, franchised or copyrighted music, materials, devices, processes, or dramatic rights used in production of work. Entries previously exhibited on the Internet are eligible for entry so long as they meet the above requirements. Legal Notice: By submitting your film, you're representing that you are duly authorized to submit your film and commit it for screening at the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival and hereby do so in consideration of a submission fee and the festival's promise to screen your film, if selected. Accordingly, this shall constitute a binding agreement between the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival and you as the applicant or filmmaker. If your film is selected, you shall submit a DVD or Blue Ray copy within 20 days and adhere to all rules and regulations of the festival. You understand and agree that the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival is not obligated to return any film not personally retrieved at the close of screening. Should any liability or damage result or legal action commence, stemming from the submission and/or exhibition of your film, you agree to indemnify the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival Foundation and its affiliates, and waive any claims. By submitting your film, you are confirming that you have read and fully understand the above terms and conditions and further agree that the submission constitutes your electronic signature upon receipt by the festival.